vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2019-18182: OS Command Injection
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 24, 2020 | Aug 22, 2024 | Jun 18, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 24, 2020
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Jun 18, 2026
Description
pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in conf.c in the download_with_xfercommand() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable a non-default XferCommand and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and package.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-pacman
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